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Sri Govinda Ghosh, an intimate associate of Lord Caitanya, was
known for his sweet kirtans at the annual Jagannatha Puri Ratha-
yatra festival. Lord Caitanya would at once begin to dance whenever
Govinda Ghosh would sing. Govinda Ghosh and his brothers Vasudeva
and Madhava are eternal associates of Lord Caitanya and Lord
Nityananda Prabhu.

He
made his home in Agradvipa, Vasudeva in Tamluk, and Madhava Ghosh
in Dain Hat. Govinda Ghosh Thakur’s house is not far from Agradvipa
in Kashipura Vishnutala. Some are of the opinion that Vaishnavatala
was his birthplace. Govinda Ghosh participated in Mahaprabhu’s
lilas in Srivasa Angan, in the nagara-sankirtan to the Kazi’s
house, and in the house of Raghava Pandit. During the Rathayatra
festival, he was the lead singer in the fourth kirtan group,
accompanied by his two brothers, Chota Hari Das, Vishnu Das and
Raghava Pandit. Vakresvara Pandit joined this group as the
principal dancer.

On
Mahaprabhu’s direction, Govinda revealed the Gopinath deity from a
black stone in Agradvipa. Mahaprabhu also instructed him to get
married. The story goes that Govinda Ghosh’s wife and son both died
untimely. As he grew older, Govinda began to wonder who would
perform the last rites for him, as it is considered important for
one to have a son who can do the shraddha ceremony on his behalf.
He had a dream in which Gopinath appeared to him and said, “Don’t
worry about this. I will perform the shraddha ceremony for you
myself.”

When
Govinda Ghosh finally passed away, Gopinath offered the pinda on
his behalf. Gopinath continues to perform this ceremony every year
on the anniversary of Govinda Ghosh’s departure from this world.
This takes place on the krishna trayodashi of the month of Chaitra.
Vasudeva Ghosh’s disappearance day is on the second day of the
waxing moon in the month of Kartik.